Why doesn't the United States celebrate Boxing Day?

Question

All of the countries that the British use to have celebrate Boxing day with the exception of the United States? I have always wondered why. Also, do you plan to "celebrate" even though as a country we don't? What are your plans?

Answer 1

The U.S. rebelled against the British, remember, unlike Canada, Austrailia, etc. I believe that it was the forefathers (the composers of the U.S. constitution) that decided to abandon certain U.K. traditions.

We, the people, are the only country to choose our own holidays (Independence Day - July 4th, for example) and to have successfully rebelled from British oppression.

The removal of 'Boxing day' is therefore an expression of the Diest government established by Washington, Jefferson and the founding fathers of the United States of America.

Answer 2

Boxing Day United States

Answer 3

Boxing day is in Australia and New Zealand because it originated in England. In the olden days- I dont know how far back- the Lords and Aristocrats and big gentry landowners used to have peasants and serfs living on their land. They were either serfs who came with the land or small farmers who rented off the big landowners- depending which era. On Christmas Day the gentry would have a big feast and get waited on by the servants. There was stacks of food. The day after, the gentry would not eat leftovers so this was boxed up and given to the serfs and farmers as a gesture for Christmas. We have a holiday for boxing day but not all states do. It is called boxing day. In Oz it means cricket at the MCG in Melbourne, Sydney- Hobart yacht race and BIG BIG after xmas sales.

Answer 4

... and so now the US has even tossed out Deism in favour of a born again Christian fundamentalism that boarders at times on fanaticism. A Diest United States may very well not have found itself embroiled in so many conflicts with the Islamic world. Shame they seem to keep missing the mark.